Re: The Coast of California
According to an article thatJim Moran wrote about the song this was a made-up story. Which is pretty amazing considering how complex the lyric is. But even more interesting is the fact ( which I never knew) that the music was a rip-off of a song from the Spanish civil was that the Weavers had recorded. The signature banjo part was stolen from Oete Seeger and modified to fit the new song. I posed this question over on Kingston Crossroads and someone posted the link to Jim’s article there. Check it out - it’s a fascinating read complete with the recordings.
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